Sp 2012 has started off with a flurry of activity but no snow. Break was long but not long enough and I’m back into the swing of it. Currently fufilling clinical hours at Longmont United Hospital and truely enjoying the experience.
Mills Lake, a set on Flickr.
The Flickr set of the Mills lake hike that was just posted
Mills Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park
So we went out with our friends Carol and Mike and went for a hike in the mountains. We have been trying to get out once a month and do a hike. We have also try some of the Volksmarching, doing 10K’s. This hike was a ten kilometer hike with a 750′ elevation gain from the parking lot. If this was earlier this spring I would be a basket case today but I feel pretty good about what I accomplished.
I took along the trusty G9 and my iPhone 3GS. I had the Contax T2 in my bag but it never saw daylight. I like film but the immediacy of digital keeps me satisfied for the time being.
An adapted image on the trail to Mills Lake
So Photoshop comes thru again. Don’t need to hump the view camera or even the Bronica and a case of filters with me. The sky has its faults but I won’t be printing any larger than 5×7 if I can help it so who cares.
View from Mesa Verde National Park looking West
How much is that bride in the window?
Saw this in the thrift store window while walking in downtown Greeley.It just caught my eye and I thought “are they really thinking they will get people int to the store because they see this?”. Guess what? I kept on walking…
Lost Lake trail, a set on Flickr.
Made a resolution to get out at least once a month for a hike with our friends Mike and Carol. For June we shot for some place near Boulder 9for the ease of location). Mike had printed a bunch of options and I saw the Lost Lake trail near Nedarland.
The trail was up past the High School and was partly crowded by 10 am. We set out and right away the snow run off was in high form. The jeep trail leading to the trail head was a raging creek. As we progressed higher the weather turned nicer and the snow on the trail got deeper.
I definitely recommend this hike
ps we never made it to the lake as the snow was too deep to traverse
Glenmere, a set on Flickr.
Took a short walk with the missus the other day and a few block from the house is this nice little park with over priced homes. Go figure right?
So I ended my forties on a high note. Took a motorcycle run with my friend John up back roads of Larimer County and down the Poudre Valley Canyon on motorcycles.
John and I had a blast. When I am up to more challenging riding, I will mount a video to the bike and show the roads.
Here is the link for the video
her and me, originally uploaded by dgsmyth.
Cathy thought it would be great for us to get the hell out of the house and get some air. We drove out to barr lake State Park and went on our little walk. I bought a Gorilla Pod with my REI dividend that can hold up to 11lbs of camera. Well the G9 is no where near that but I lugged it along anyway. Click the link on the photo to see the shots on Flickr and click here to see them on the website.
Realized that I had a 5×7 field camera on a large tripod blocking the view out the window and though ti twas time to shoot with it. Didi not feel like loading holders so I just grabbed this shot of Cathy hanging out in the nice Denver heat of February.
